The Elecom Kobe Finies are an American football team located in the Kobe, Japan. It is a member of the X-League.[citation needed]
Team history
- 1975 Team founded. First named Kohaku Finies.
- 1976 Team promoted from X2 to X1.
- 1986 Team named changed to Sunstar Finies.
- 1991 Advanced to the Tokyo Super Bowl Lost to Onward Oaks 49-10.
- 1993 Advanced to the Tokyo Super Bowl for the 2nd time. Lost to Asahi Beer Silver Star 13-0.
- 1996 Advanced to the Semifinals. Lost to the Onward Oaks 21-7.
- 1999 Sunstar ends sponsorship with the Finies. Team name reverts to the Kohaku Finies.
- 2005 Team named changed to SRC Kobe Finies.
- 2009 Sponsorship agreement signed with Elecom Co., Ltd. Team named changed to Elecom Kobe Finies.
Seasons
| X-League champions (1987–present)
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Division champions
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Final stage/semifinals berth
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Wild card /2nd stage berth
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| Season
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League
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Division
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Regular Season
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Post Season Results
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Awards
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Head coaches
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| Finish
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Wins
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Losses
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Ties
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| 2003
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X2
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West
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1st
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5
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0
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0
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Won X2-X1 promotion match (Iwatani)
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Hamada
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| 2004
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X1
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West
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5th
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1
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5
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0
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Hamada
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| 2005
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X1
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West
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6th
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0
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5
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0
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| 2006
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X1
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West
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4th
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1
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4
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0
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| 2007
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X1
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West
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5th
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2
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6
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0
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| 2008
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X1
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West
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4th
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2
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4
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0
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| 2009
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X1
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West
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4th
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3
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4
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0
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Lost 2nd stage relegation match (As One) 17-22
Won 2nd stage relegation match (Asahi Pretec) 44-0
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| 2010
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X1
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West
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4th
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3
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4
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0
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Won 2nd stage relegation match (Nagoya) 23-15
Won 2nd stage relegation match (As One) 26-21
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| 2011
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X1
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West
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4th
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3
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4
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0
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Lost 2nd stage relegation match (Fuji Xerox) 3-6
Won 2nd stage relegation match (Nagoya) 17-0
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| 2012
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X1
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West
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4th
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2
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5
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0
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Won 2nd stage relegation match (Nishinomiya) 21-7
Won 2nd stage relegation match (Nagoya) 23-9
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Yonemura
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| 2013
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X1
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West
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4th
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3
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4
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0
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Won 2nd stage relegation match (Nagoya) 34-6
Won 2nd stage relegation match (Nishinomiya) 42-7
Lost Battle 9 Final match (at All Mitsubishi 21-24
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Araki
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| 2014
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X1
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West
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1st
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5
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2
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0
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Lost 2nd stage match (at Nojima) 14-21
Lost 2nd stage match (Obic) 0-45
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Ryota Kano
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| 2015
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X1
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West
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3rd
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4
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4
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0
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Lost 2nd stage match (Fujitsu) 7-28
Lost 2nd stage match (Lixil Deers) 8-35
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Ryota Kano
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| 2016
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X1
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West
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2nd
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3
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5
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0
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Won Wildcard match (All Mitsubishi) 20-6 [2]
Lost Quarterfinals match (at Obic) 0-35
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Ryota Kano
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| 2017
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X1
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West
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2nd
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4
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4
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0
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Won Wildcard match (AS ONE) 47-17
Lost Quarterfinals match (at Fujitsu) 7-34
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Ryota Kano
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| 2018
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X1
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West
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2nd
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5
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4
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0
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Lost Quarterfinals match (IBM) 23-34
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Toshiaki Yokekura
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| 2019
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X1
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Super
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4th
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4
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5
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1
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Lost Semifinals match (at Fujitsu) 13-31
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Toshiaki Yokekura
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| 2020
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X1
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Super
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5th
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1
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2
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0
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Toshiaki Yokekura
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| 2021
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X1
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Super
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7th
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0
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5
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1
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Toshiaki Yokekura
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| 2022
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X1 Super
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Div. B
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3rd
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4
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2
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1
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Won Quarterfinals match (at IBM) 35-21
Lost Semifinals match (at Fujitsu) 21-39
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Toshiaki Yokekura
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| 2023
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X1 Super
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Div. B
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3rd
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3
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2
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1
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Lost Quarterfinals match (at Obic) 7-17
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Masaki Tokimoto
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| Total
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58
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75
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4
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(2003–2023, includes only regular season)
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| 12
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13
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0
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(2003–2023, includes only playoffs)
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| 70
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88
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4
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(2003–2023, includes both regular season and playoffs)
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Current import players
Former import players
References
- ^ "X-League profile, Elecom Kobe Finies". X-League. April 17, 2015. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
- ^ Marantz, Ken (November 5, 2016). "Challengers, Finies notch wild-card victories". X-League. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
- ^ Ferguson, Connor (January 31, 2018). "Cody Sokol heading to Japan for 2018 football season". Last Word on Sports. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
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